ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 449678 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.65
Score 0% 73%

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1 The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race.
59% Answer Correctly
aerate
obnoxious
pompous
salvage

Solution
The definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims." Used in a sentence: The pretentious boy said that he was the fastest runner, but he finished last in the race. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

2 "heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy.
70% Answer Correctly
archaic
stifle
mind
eulogy

Solution
The definition for heed is "To pay attention to." Used in a sentence: "Heed my advice," the fortuneteller warned Sebastian when he tried to ignore her prophecy. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

3 Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.
85% Answer Correctly
regurgitate
strict
mundane
conduit

Solution
The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary.", and the definition for regurgitate is "To pour out or throw back."

4 Buffer most nearly means:
70% Answer Correctly
extol
belated
elusive
cushion

Solution
The definition for buffer is "Protective barrier." Used in a sentence: The dense trees acted as a buffer against the heavy rain. The definition for belated is "past the normal or proper time.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."

5 Augment most nearly means:
81% Answer Correctly
enhance
impenitent
negate
interminable

Solution
The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for impenitent is "lacking remorse.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."